Augsburg University Athletics

One of the top distance runners in school history, Ormsby earned NCAA Division III All-American honors in 1995 in cross country, when she finished 10^th at the national meet. She qualified for the nation meet in 1996, but was unable to compete due to injury. In track and field, Ormsby earned All-MIAC honors four times, while setting records in the indoor and outdoor 3,000 meter (10:33.73 indoor, 10:30.46 outdoor) and 5,000-meter (18:20.07 indoor, 18:21.97 outdoor) that still stand today. A history/chemistry major with a 3.83 GPA, Ormsby graduated summa cum laude from Augsburg in 1997 and was named to the Dean’s list every semester of her college years. She earned Academic All-Region honors twice, and was named the Minnesota NCAA Woman of the Year in 1996-97 for her outstanding achievements in academics, athletics, and community leadership. She was also named an Augsburg Honor Athlete in 1997. As a student at the University of Minnesota Medical School, she continued her volunteer work, working at the Cedar-Riverside Peoples Center, visiting local high schools to discuss health topics and spending a month working at a hospital in Sweden. She served a residency from 2001-05 in obstetrics and gynecology through the University of Minnesota and now works for Associates in Women’s Health, a Twin Cities obstetrics and gynecology group. She continues to run, and has compete in seven marathons. Ormsby lives in Minneapolis with her partner ,Dave, and two children, Isaac and Alma.